As the heat of the summer simmered down and the phalaropes started to head south, runners and walkers lined up on Sunday, September 8 outside the Mono Lake Committee Information Center & Bookstore for the 39th annual Tioga Pass Run. This 12.4–mile run goes up the shoulder of scenic Highway 120 West and finishes at the eastern entrance of Yosemite National Park.
Gabriel Small of Mammoth Lakes was the first-place male finisher with a time of 1:37:55 and first-place female finisher Christal Cuadra-Keegan of Reno, NV had a time of 1:53:59. All together, 117 runners and 31 walkers finished the challenging course this year. An impressive 48 athletes attained the status of Graniteman or Granitewoman after completing the three-day triathlon of the Granite-to-Granite swim in June Lake on Friday, the Mammoth Gran Fondo bike ride on Saturday, and the Tioga Pass Run on Sunday. Congratulations to all the athletes!
39th Tioga Pass Run results
All proceeds from this event benefit the Mono Lake Committee. Your hard work getting up the mountain will ensure that we can continue our hard work to protect and restore Mono Lake. We couldn’t put on this event without the help of all the dedicated volunteers who staff aid stations and shuttle racers, along with Alana Gillmore, who organizes the event, and the sponsors who donate prizes and gear. Thank you!
Top photo by Bartshe Miller.